I refuse to be discouraged, To be sad, or cry;
I refuse to be downhearted, and here's the reason why:
I have a God who's mighty, Who sovereign and supreme;
I have a God who loves me, and I am on his team.

He is all wise and powerful. JESUS is his name;
Though everything is changeable, My God remains the same.
My God knows all that's happening; Beginning to end;
His presence is my comfort; He is my dearest Friend.

When sickness comes to weaken me, To bring my head down low, I call
upon my mighty God; Into his arms I go.
When circumstances threaten to rob me of my peace; He draws me close
unto his breast, Where all my strivings cease.

When my heart melts within me, and weakness takes control;
He gathers me into his arms, He soothes my heart and soul.
The great "I AM" is with me. My life is in his hand.
The "SON OF THE LORD" is my hope. It's in his strength I stand.

I refuse to be defeated. My eyes are on my God; He has promised to
be with me, As through this life I trod.
I'm looking past all circumstances, To Heaven's throne above; My
prayers have reached the heart of God, I'm resting in his love. I
give God thanks in everything. My eyes are on his face;
The battle's his, the victory mine; He'll help me win the race.

I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHS ME!!!

 

 

By T. D. Jakes
There are people who can walk away from you..

And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk
away from you: let them walk.
I don't want you to try to talk another person into
staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to
see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone..

When people can walk away from you let them walk.
Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The bible said that, they came out from us
that it might be made manifest that they were not for
us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have
continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you.
And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just
means that their part in the story is over. And you've got
to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep
trying to raise the dead.

You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you
something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I
believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm
faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me.
And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong
to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ....

LET IT GO!!!

If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and
see your worth.....

LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you ........

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no! longer meets your needs or talents ....

LET IT GO!!!

If you have a bad attitude........

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......

LET IT GO!!!

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take

you to a new level in Him......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken
relationship........

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try
to help themselves......

LET IT GO!!!

If you're feeling depressed and stressed .......

LET IT GO!!!

If there is a particular situation that you are so
used to handling yourself

and God is saying "take your hands off of it,"

then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

Let the past be the past. Forget the former things.
GOD is doing a new thing

 

Along life's path some lessons are to be learned
One cannot always depend on others - however turned
But still there can be happiness and peace within
If you put your hope and trust in Him
True happiness is only in one place to be found
knowing Jesus and sharing Him around.

Be blessed, Silvia

Seek My Face and Not Just My Hand
by Elena Ramirez

Child, Seek my face,
And not just my hand.
Let me show you,
To help you to understand.

I love you with an everlasting kindness.
With me you can find great success.
Or, do you settle for less?

You are so caught up now,
To make ends meet,
That your focus is off of me
And, in seeking compensation,
You are failing the test, the lesson.
You will miss me and, surely, be in defeat.

Turn around and turn to me.
Seek me, wholeheartedly.
Seek my truth and
Hold it close to your heart.
I will never leave you or depart.

Do you hear my voice?
You will, if you make the choice
To seek me, my wild child.
Turn right now, right now, here,
And listen as you hear.

Pray, in faith, for me to make a way.
I will guide you and will not turn away.
But, do not stray. Stay close to me.
Repent of any sin and then, again, begin.

Hidden or in darkness,
I will give you sight.
But, let me bring it to the light.

Do not let anything else
Become your priority.
By taking your eyes off of me,
You would lose your sight
And be in darkness of night.
Remember, My ways are right.

Seek My Kingdom
And my righteousness,
With the greatest of awareness.

All these things will be added unto you.
But, you must do
What my word tells you to.

For, who I AM, In holiness divine:
The earth is mine and the fullness thereof;
I will give to you, my child, with my love.
I will send blessings from above.

Do you want to know how to live?
Then, also, give.
Plant a seed for someone's need.
Turn away from selfish greed.
For if you knew, it is better to
give then to receive.

The enemy would leave
You would bind;
His plan, against all man,
Woman and child.
But, it is by my blood I shed,
On the cross, to take this loss

What a better world it would be,
You and others in victory.
Do you have the vision to see?
Or, do you stand by, helpless,
And let the enemy steal,
From you, all that is true?

For my gospel's sake,
Do not let the enemy take the word.
For, you have heard I am here.
With me there is nothing to fear.

Do not let greed steal your blessing.
But, let your yearning be directed to me
See only me and not just my hand to receive.
For when you believe,
The blessings will not leave.

Do not look to any person
As your resource.
But, stay on course with me.
Trust in the plan I have established,
Through me, for you, my child.
By my Spirit, I will guide.

My child, seek me and pray,
And believe, and know.
For, to those in faith, I show;
I will make a way ...

As you seek my face.
For, by my grace, it comes
As you understand My ways
As I have spoken to you, today.

Seek my face and not just my hand.
By my Spirit, you can withstand.

II Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face,
and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Hosea 5:15
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face:
in their affliction they will seek me early.

Psalm 27:8
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Father,
I bless you, my Lord, as I come to your throne. For, I am weary, as I have, been in a spiritual battle. How good it is to know that I can come to you, and seek your face, and that you love me. As I listen to you speak to my heart, and know, you are able to do a good thing.... For, you do provide for my needs, according to your riches, through Christ, Jesus.

I will trust in that, today and everyday. For, it is a testimony, today. Even though, Lord, I see, how people hustle each other, how they cheat and steal, and make someone's life miserable ... I will not give place to that and I will not let it steal my joy. My trust is in you.

Father, your system, is not the system, of the world. You have mercy, you are kind, and you make a way when there seems to be no way.

How wonderful, that you speak to my heart and comfort me, and those that would seek you. I know because, today, someone tried to hustle and cheat me. I thought, in anger, truthfully, how rude, how crude. Lord, get them. I was shocked!

But, You made a way and set me free. You caused me to escape a trap, they tried to set. I am free, indeed. I will never take that for granted.

I thank you, for just doing a new thing and restoring my hope, my resources, and my love.

Why is it that I know, you will restore? Hmmm.....
(a private thought, between me and my Lord) Thanks Father!
You just put a smile on my face.
Because of that and all that you are to me, my dear Lord, I seek your face and not just your hand.
In Jesus name,
Amen

"You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away"
(James 4:14).
"But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King"
(Jeremiah 10:10).

Song: Be Unto Your Name - Lynn DeShazo, Gary Sadler

Lyrics:
We are a moment, You are forever
Lord of the Ages, God before time
We are a vapor, You are eternal
Love everlasting, reigning on high

Chorus:
Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Highest praises, honor and glory
Be unto Your name, be unto Your name

We are the broken, You are the healer
Jesus, Redeemer, mighty to save
You are the love song we'll sing forever
Bowing before You, blessing Your name

Now after this the Lord chose and appointed seventy others and sent them out ahead of Him, two by two, into every town and place where He Himself was about to come (visit). 2 And He said to them, The harvest indeed is abundant [there is much ripe grain], but the farmhands are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go your way; behold, I send you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. 4 Carry no purse, no provisions bag, no [change of] sandals; refrain from [retarding your journey by] saluting and wishing anyone well along the way. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this household! [Freedom from all the distresses that result from sin be with this family]. 6 And if anyone [worthy] of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you. 7 And stay on in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. 8 Whenever you go into a town and they receive and accept and welcome you, eat what is set before you; 9 And heal the sick in it and say to them, The kingdom of God has come close to you. Luke 10:1-9 AMP

The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name! 18 And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning [flash] from heaven. 19 Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven. Luke 10:17-20 AMP

Jesus sent the seventy out before Him to minister to people – to heal them and set them free. The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your Name!" And Jesus said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven."

The Name of Jesus is not a toy – but a powerful weapon! We should use it with purpose. Don't think you are the one the devil is afraid of – it is the mighty Name! Immature Christians may get excited about the fact that devils are subject to them – but they need to grow up and realize that it's not because of them, but because of Jesus. They must realize that the devil is not an enemy to be taken lightly or to be underestimated. They must not be ignorant of the devil's devices.

The fact that you – as a blood-washed believer – have authority over devils and demons should be a reality to you. It should not be something you take lightly or for granted, but something that is an established fact in your life and in your walk and in your talk. Meditate on the scriptures that are the source of your authority in Jesus Christ. Don't rejoice that demons are subject to you – but rejoice that you are washed in the blood of Jesus; that you are saved; that your name is written down in the Lamb's Book of Life!

Rejoice in your salvation – rejoice in what Jesus has done for you. Keep your nose clean and your attitude humble!

But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:6-7 NKJV

God sets Himself against the proud and haughty – but He gives grace to the humble. We need God's grace! First you submit yourself to God – then you resist the devil. Know that the devil is powerless against the mighty Name of Jesus, but don't take pride in the authority given you – be humbly grateful that God has redeemed you from the devil's clutches, domination, and influence. Always give the praise, honor and glory to God. The best protection from the devil you can have is to have clean hands and a pure heart!

Who shall go up into the mountain of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His Holy Place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted himself up to falsehood or to what is false, nor sworn deceitfully. Psalms 24:3-4 AMP


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Let us think about each other and help each other
to show love and do good deeds.
Hebrews 10:24 

 

Spread love everywhere you go:
first of all in your own house.
Give love to your children,
to your wife or husband,
to a next door neighbor....
Let no one come to you without
leaving better or happier.
Be the living expression
of God's kindness;
kindness in your face,
kindness in your eyes,
kindness in your smile
and kindness in your warm greeting.

~ Mother Teresa ~

If I have brought a gleam of light
     To cheer a darkened day,
     If I held out a friendly hand
     To help along the way.
     Then in these acts of kindness done
     It is not me you see,
     But glimpses of that Loving One
     Who chose to dwell in me.

Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.

~ John Wesley~ 

 

 

                                              

In a dry and desert wilderness there stand a beautiful red rose 

with roots that go deep into the ground

so lonely the rose begins to cry out to the Lord

where are you my Lord has you forgotten me

why have you left me alone in this place where I

will die from thirst I call to you but you do not

answer and if you do I cannot hear you I do not feel

your presence I see so many miracles for other flowers

your hand move quickly for them are you still hear with me

why can't I feel you my Spirit is so dry and I' am weary

 

My beautiful Peddles are wilting and falling from my body

it is so hard to hold on to you and your promises I'm tired

and my faith is failing me. In this place there is no one to see

no one to speak to even the animals pass by and do not speak

oh my Lord where are you in my time of distress and despair

my tears are dried up and they come no more when shall my

morning come when will I feel Love again where is the joy of

my beauty in you Lord

 

I cant pray or worship for I have nothing else to say oh how I

long to just have a moment with you just to hear your voice

I know I could go another day but I cant find you. will you not rain down on me

I'm thirsty for the living water where is the rain Lord I'm dying

 

Everyday in the hot scorching sun the Rose loses her strength

one day the very last peddles of the rose falls to the ground

Lord the rose say's can you hear the last beating

of my heart in a moment one last beat and with her dying breath

the Rose cries out Lord please

send the rain she bows her head and dies.

 

A sound of silence is in the air as the Angels look down on the Rose

then a sound is heard one trickle of rain then two then three after a few

moments a rushing sound of water from heaven is flowing in the desert until it reaches

the rose but the rose but there is no life to be found in her

the second day rain again falls on the dead rose and still nothing

the third day the sun rises and the rain falls and the Spirit of the

Lord breathes upon the lifeless rose

out of the ground a miracle takes place a beautiful rose

appears in its full blossom 

 

oh my the rose say's what has happened I'm alive again how beautiful I' am

but I look different I smell different I do not have thorns and my peddles are not only

red but gold I have never seen myself like this or any other rose look

like this the rose lifts her head to the heavens and there she sees a rainbow in the sky

and remembers the covenant of the Lord

how happy the rose was to know that she was not forgotten by her maker.

 

she said to the Lord  but I' am still in this desert what now will you do with me

as the rose spoke this a farmer dressed in white came by and stood next to the rose

and said now I will pluck you up with all your roots and plant you in a beautiful garden

the farmer plucked the rose up and help her in his hand so gently he began

 to walk through the

desert in a moment the rose noticed the desert turned into a heavenly place filled

with praise and worship she knew this must be heaven the farmer said to her

here are two gardens chose which one you want to planted in.

 

she then looked to her left there was a blossoming garden filled with all kinds of flowers

oh I like this garden  she said its so pretty and I would do well here

just then the rose looked to her right and saw another garden

these flowers were not so beautiful many of them were worn and wilted the rose said

Lord please plant me here in this beautiful garden with the flowers that are not

 so full of life for

here I can shine here I can tell of my Life and your Love

so the farmer smiled at the rose and said oh how please I' am that you chose

 this garden they need

to know that I' am with them I have not forsaken them here in this garden

I will use you to bring

back to life the Flowers I created them to be they shall find life in me and they

 will know my Love through

you. The rose looked at the farmer his eyes were filled with tears as he smiled

 and said dear rose I have been

with you all this time but you needed to die to self so you could see the glory

 of my father at that moment

the rose knew she was resting in the hands of her master the one she

 so desperately cried out to was now hold her

and the best thing of all the rose realized her master was pleased with

 her so the rose begin to sing

she sang a new song that filled the heavens with the aroma of joy.

 

Written by Rabbi,

Leora Bat Mariam

06-12-07

 

The poignant message of this prayer begins with these words:
"Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly" (Psalm 102:1-2 TNIV).

The comment before these words describes the author: "A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the LORD."

This may describe you.

As you read these words from the Psalmist, do you find yourself crying, "Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to you." Do you sometimes wonder if he has hidden his face from you or if he has turned his ear away from you?

When life wears us down and we grow faint, we can come before the Father and pour out our lament ... we shed our tears ... we weep ... we express our grief. We can lay it all in the Lord's hands, freely, openly, with no holding back, no pretending things are better than they are, and no desire to go another day in the shape we are in.

The conditions around us are temporary!

As difficult as it may be, there is probably no safer place than right where we could be at such a moment. In our afflictions, God can strengthen us, sustain us, refresh us and lift us up. He does not leave us.


This "prayer of an afflicted person ..." concludes with these words:

"In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. But you will remain the same, and your years will never end. The children of your servants will live in your presence; their descendents will be established before you" (Psalm 102:25-28).

In the wisdom of God, one of the great blessings given to those who follow the LORD is that we can come to him in our broken state, and in our times of trouble we can lay all our cares in His hands and know that he hears us. The conditions around us are temporary ... they will perish and be discarded ... but the LORD's presence remains throughout all generations. Our future, and our children's future, is assured by the LORD's ongoing and gracious presence. We, and forever they, can rest assured that when we call to him, he hears us!

 

 

Jeremiah 1:5:
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart;
appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

Psalm 139:13-16:
For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I
praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that
full well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place. When I was
woven together in the depths of the earth, Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained
for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be

Psalm 31:14-15:
But I trust in You, O LORD, I say, "You are my God." My times are in Your
hands;

 

 

link: God, what do you mean to be still and know you are God?

 

God, what do you mean to be still and know you are God?

My child, what I mean is:
Though the earth be removed,
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with swelling,
Though the wind blow,
Though the storm rage;
IN OTHER WORDS
Though your bills are due,
Though they give you a hard time on your job,
Though your husband won't act right,
Though your wife won't act right,
Though your children are disobedient,
Though there's sickness in your body,
Though your enemies get on your NERVES;
Stop your WORRIES!
Stop your COMPLAINING!
Stop your DOUBTING!
Stop your FROWNING!
Cease your fears, and dry up those tears!
For I'm right there to comfort you,
I'm right there to guide you,
I'm right there to hold you up,
I'm right there to heal you,
I'm right there to deliver you.
So cast your cares upon me for I careth for you.
My child this is what I mean by being still and knowing
I AM GOD.

~Author Unknown~


The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30:

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."


1Peter 5:7 "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."

Psalm 37:7a "Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him:"

 

There is a path we each must tread
To find God's treasures which renew
But as we go the fragrance true
Refreshes the heart and renews the soul

 

 

 

When Christ died on the cross the work of salvation was completed and Christ provided access for all believers into God’s holy presence. Therefore, salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone.

God is a real person and our relationship with Him can be cultivated as with any other relationship. We have been saved to live in fellowship with Him. We can enjoy the riches of the Christian life only as we grow in intimacy with Christ. The presence of our Lord in our lives brings this intimacy and these riches in glory with Him.

If there is no peace, joy, longsuffering, patience, live, etc., it may well be that we are out of fellowship with Him, or that we have not come into a living relationship with Him. We must spend time in His presence everyday. It is terribly easy to get our minds set on a thousand good things, but not on Christ. No religious activities or feelings can substitute for the cultivation of the presence of God in our lives.

“I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me . . ." (Galatians 2:20 NET).

“When Christ bids us come and follow, He bids us come and die,” said Bonhoeffer.

The victory in the Christian's life comes as we die to selfishness and follow Him.

The apostle Paul wrote, “To me, to live is Christ and to die is gain” (Phil. 1:20). Again he wrote, “The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Gal. 2:20). Paul can write this because he has been crucified with Christ.

The Christian life is impossible to live if you do not know Christ as your Savior. It is impossible if you have never put your faith in Christ. Nothing in the unsaved person’s life can satisfy God’s righteousness. God will not accept our self-righteousness in the slightest degree. Self-crucifixion by a lost person will not save you.

It is only after an individual has put his faith in Christ and been born again that God brings a person to self-crucifixion so Christ will be magnified.

Have you made a commitment to Jesus Christ as your personal Savior? Have you trusted in His saving grace at the cross? Have you put your faith in His death and His blood to cover all your sins? If you never have, you need to do so right now.

When we are crucified with Christ we allow Him to strip away everything that keeps us from having an intimate fellowship with Him. It is like letting Him strip off all our old worn out clothing and letting Him robe us in His perfect righteousness. Anything that would keep us from following into the fullness of His life needs to be nailed to the cross daily.

 

ACCEPT
the way God made you.
Be EMPTIED of self
to make room for God.
Allow God to CLEANSE you
even if the process is painful.
Be FILLED and constantly refilled
with the Living Water of the Holy Spirit.
POUR OUT your life
in ministry as God directs.


2 Corinthians 5:17-18 (Accept Yourself as God's Chosen Vessel)
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.